Nuss Procedure: Clinical Options in Pediatric Pain Management?

Ralph Beltran

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pectus Excavatum

Treatments: Procedure: Continuous paravertebral blockade; Device: Patient controlled analgesia; Procedure: Continuous thoracic epidural infusions

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02009267

IRB13-00702

Details and patient eligibility

About

A retrospective chart review study analyzing the benefits of patient controlled analgesia, thoracic epidural analgesia, and paravertebral nerve block catheters in patients having surgical repair of pectus excavatum using the Nuss procedure.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing the NUSS procedure since the beginning of 2011 to Sept. 30th, 2013.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

32 participants in 3 patient groups

Patient controlled analgesia

Description:

Use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) for the management of postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure.

Treatment:

Device: Patient controlled analgesia

Continuous thoracic epidural infusion

Description:

Continuous thoracic epidural infusions (TE) for the management of postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure.

Treatment:

Procedure: Continuous thoracic epidural infusions

Continuous paravertebral blockade

Description:

Continuous paravertebral blockade (PVB) for the management of postoperative pain after the Nuss procedure.

Treatment:

Procedure: Continuous paravertebral blockade